I know that some people believe everything a journo reports on but let's remember it's their job to speculate and without doing so then they wouldn't get paid.

This has all come from Pete O'Rourke who dives into transfer stories days after even Sky Sports have gotten bored of it but he puts the twist in that he knows sources (without divulging names, of course!)

If true then we'll have a plan as after all it's been built up for the last month but if like i believe that nothing comes of it and he is in fact just injured like MM said over a week or 2 ago due to the challenge then maybe we'll stop trusting this fake freelance journo that only HITC wants to publish his shoddy work.

Reading back, this seems very personal against him but it's not. I've just seen enough of his name in the last 2 months with at least 10 Rovers players who because they had a decent season last were on their way to the biggest and best in the land.

I'd like to mention again that Norburn was with the players at the EFL lineup green screen photo-shoot thing a few days before the Stevenage game also, he wouldn't do that in a Rovers top if he wasn't going to be playing for us nor would the club force him if he was indeed on his way out.

I wouldn't say you have no, we just have a minority who find it funny to twist things against their own club.

It's their own entertainment considering they have nout else to do with their lives (getting a job may indeed help them).

The only thing that's been said by anyone at the club is that Ollie was injured for the Stevenage game, as he was for the game before that.

I don't speak for anyone but myself but i'd imagine if asked that MM would be honest and say that any bids have come in for the lad. Like he has been throughout his tenure. Clarke leaving for Wigan as a 'Dead Cert' in January even though MM stated he was injured springs to mind....

Jack of all TradesIf this turns out to be true, I for one will be very disappointed.
Ollie has at least twelve months left on his contract and here's me thinking we were looking to build a team and move forward.

What particularly rankles me is, despite being a rumour most of the close season, it has been consistently denied by the club and beggars the questions:

1 - Was Ollie always going to be sold to cash in before his contract expired?

2 - Did Ollie ask for a transfer?

3 - Club not being honest with the fans?

Gutted to say the least,as a transfer away seems almost completed.

To be fair I think the club have always been very open that any player is available for the right price, they have to be in our situation.

I really wouldn’t want him to leave but I said very early on last season he won’t be here this season, he is far and away the best player at the club and interest was always going to come in from higher up the league. Hopefully he stays and plays alongside Banks but something doesn’t add up to me. I’d want to see a 6 figure sum minimum if I was Palios.

Appears Shrewsbury have agreed a deal of 2 million for 2 of their season a midfielder and centre back so watch this space

If true,it would leave us weaker and with no time to bring in a replacement. We are always likely to be a selling club but when you look at some of the recent D1 transfers anything less than 100k would look like poor business

Norburn would do well to stay put and get more game time at a club where he is proven.

The lure of league one could be tempting, as for working for a previous manager, but some managers do not always get success everywhere they go, when they have had it before. Managers such as Ince and Moyes spring to mind.

Norburn could potentially be playing league 1 football next season if Tranmere do well and with him as a part of the midfield, then it would increase the possibility of that being a real outcome this season.

Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.

message to Norburn suitors... Don't bother, he's sh1te. We got mugged off by Macclesfield taking him on. Don't forget that Macc actually got better when they got shut of him and easily beat us to the title.

He scored a worldy early on but since then has been a liability giving the ball away... normally rescued by Jeff Hughes who had to put a shift in for two players as Norburn fannied about.

If he won Man of the Match at any time it was because the sponsors mixed him up with Norwood.

Save your money.... we'll just have to pay out his contract as he is injured and might get lucky by warming the bench at some point.

If you look at Norburn history stats, last season was really his first full season in terms of games played. So really you could say he’s unproven and a risk to a league 1 club, probs worth 100k tips atm.

Watching every game from the JK last season and a good few away games Norburn didn’t stand out as the “must have” midfielder in our side, MM has been honest in saying he would never stand in any players way of a move upwards into L1 and above. My worry is we sell ourselves short, Shrews 2 players to Ipswich for 2 million so it’s not rocket science- get the deal done 👍

must admit, i dont find him the best player, but certainly not a bad player. my only concern is that if he is sold, we are going to be left short in the middle. I have no issues with harris and banks, but should one get injured or red carded, we could be in trouble.

There is no evidence that anyone has made a bid.The thread start ditch the words I have heard and no provenance to give credibility to the rumour. Ofcourse it is possible just as a move for Norwood,Davis or Jennings but thus far it is mere speculation and only a very small proportion of the speculation of posters turns out to have any substance

DevonExileThere is no evidence that anyone has made a bid.The thread start ditch the words I have heard and no provenance to give credibility to the rumour. Ofcourse it is possible just as a move for Norwood,Davis or Jennings but thus far it is mere speculation and only a very small proportion of the speculation of posters turns out to have any substance

Not sure about that, have just seen Ollie's mum & dad driving down the A41 towards Whitchurch. If that's not a done deal then we may aswell all give up!

DevonExileThere is no evidence that anyone has made a bid.The thread start ditch the words I have heard and no provenance to give credibility to the rumour. Ofcourse it is possible just as a move for Norwood,Davis or Jennings but thus far it is mere speculation and only a very small proportion of the speculation of posters turns out to have any substance

Not sure about that, have just seen Ollie's mum & dad driving down the A41 towards Whitchurch. If that's not a done deal then we may aswell all give up!

Whitchurch is over 20 miles from Shrewsbury[plus from wherever you saw them].2+2 = 647 sounds like

I saw him drinking in the shrew in oxton last week and he was saying how much he loved the name of the pub and he was winking at his mates when he did so. They all laughed and started waving their pints around spilling beer everywhere

pezWe need to ensure that we get a decent fee if we do sell him. If Fylde can ask 200k for a player, then so should we.

That's just a p!ss take to put people off. If this was Christmas and he had a contract that meant he was 3 weeks away from being able to be signed on the bosman for nothing, they would accept £100,000 possibly and pick their heavy hearts up off the floor if he wanted a suitable move.

Ina Holloway had a beef a few years ago when Blackpool were in the Premier league, because Liverpool offered a derisory amount of £2,500,000 for Charlie Adam and he wanted two league one players from Peterborough and Darren Ferguson was quoting him £4,000,000 as a combined fee for both.

Tranmere might possibly have real world value of between £150,000 and £250,000 placed on Norburn right now but if their contractual position was strong enough, they could potentially double the latter amount to pout people off, knowing they wouldn't be risking losing the player in next to no time for nada.

Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.

DevonExileThere is no evidence that anyone has made a bid.The thread start ditch the words I have heard and no provenance to give credibility to the rumour. Ofcourse it is possible just as a move for Norwood,Davis or Jennings but thus far it is mere speculation and only a very small proportion of the speculation of posters turns out to have any substance

Not sure about that, have just seen Ollie's mum & dad driving down the A41 towards Whitchurch. If that's not a done deal then we may aswell all give up!

Whitchurch is over 20 miles from Shrewsbury[plus from wherever you saw them].2+2 = 647 sounds like

When you look the 1.5 million fee that Accrington are getting for Jackson it shows that 100k signing is chicken feed. Jackson has been signed on the basis of one moderately good Div 2 season and it makes me feel that Walsall must be rubbing their hands with glee at paying nothing. It also suggests that when Flyde look for over a £100k for Rowe they are not being unreasonable.Accrigton,like us have to be a selling club and hopefully if we are to lose any players in the next 24 hours we will insist on a worthwhile fee

What you get for a player could depend if he has a release clause in his contract and how much that figure is. If not then the club might get a higher price for him.
But I would think most agents insist on a release claus in their players contract

A release claus, means Santa is not contractually obliged to deliver presents when it isn't Christmas Eve.

Sorry couldn't resist,

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rossb07His wage request would outright bankrupt the club on it's own.
Wasn't he on 70k a week at Sunderland when they were bottom of the Championship?

I recall the figure being £73,000 a week with a 40% wage cut regardless of whether they went down or not, so he would have had his wages reduced by £29,200 to £43,800.

I remember some Wolves fans speculating a few years ago after their double relegation Roger Johnson getting £43,000 a week in league one and if so Rodwell would have become probably the most highly paid league one player by £800 a week.

Even if Accrington could only afford this season an average of around £1,600 a week for players, with a top wage of £2,000, 27 players would cost £43,200 a week, so Rodwell would still have cost more than their entire squad this season by £600 a week.

Totally absurd.

Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.

He is without a club because Sunderland only recently cancelled his deal to save money.

Whether he is in low demand or simply taking time out to review his next move is another matter. He can certainly get suitors in time as his potential skill and recent experience in the top 2 tiers would make him desirable to some clubs.

Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.

Ross seen Norburns parents driving down A41 to Whitchurch not importingly the A49 ,people on here might not know but there was a airfield at Tern Hill during the war and some part of it is now used for booking parachute jumps for any brave soul who want to give it a go .perhaps they were booking a treat for say their 30th wedding anniversary .staying one jump ahead of all rumours concerning their son

I was never overly enamoured with him really, when he wasn't controlling the game he slowed it down, but did give the option for a few cracking free-kicks and long ranges. This should give the chance for Gilmour to step up and free up some funds for the xmas transfer window.

Now to beat Walsall in the Caribou and get Shrewsbury in the 2nd round.

I was never overly enamoured with him really, when he wasn't controlling the game he slowed it down, but did give the option for a few cracking free-kicks and long ranges. This should give the chance for Gilmour to step up and free up some funds for the xmas transfer window.

Now to beat Walsall in the Caribou and get Shrewsbury in the 2nd round.

Good luck to the lad, I know I wouldn’t pass up a guaranteed 3 years pay-cheque on you’d imagine more than what he’s currently on. Only thing for me is how long it’s taken to get it over the line, can only suggest it was due to us wanting more than they originally offered.

Wasnt my favourite player but we are better with him than without. But i will reserve total judgement when the transfer window slams shut (copyright sky sports news). Hopefully we will bring one or even two in. Doubt the fee will be too big given he was out of contract at end of season but at least we got something.

Well as of now,I cannot help feeling that our contracted squad is somewhat weaker than the one with which we finished last season. Nor would I be impressed if we ended up not having a replacement already lined up. Given the time that rumours have circulated on this site one would have hoped that we would either moved things quicker or have plans in place

There's nothing wrong with being an optimist when it's sensible and when some around you may be wanting to lose your head that you attempt to remain the calm, collected head that maybe one or 2 people can reason with.

I said last season not to panic when we were in a dire end at the beginning and we're alright now. I said Wrexham wouldn't go up also when they were top of the league.

Unfortunately the early season results ruined my prediction league table standing so on that i can blame MM but for anything else, i trust him 100% right now to make the calls he has to or indeed if he doesn't at all.

DevonExileAs stated,it is as off now.I do not expect the club tpwork of rumoursv but the point was that this rumour had substance suggesting the club may well have known for some time that a deal was likely.

I can agree with that aye.

I think it's only taken so long because as MM said that he was always not for sale until this latest offer which was too good to turn down. Whether we ever find out what that sum is is another question but the fact that MM has stated he'll be doing business and making calls all day suggests that this hasn't been the long-winded transfer saga that we may have first thought and that every player has a value especially at these lower levels.

We will get bye.the only big miss will be Cook ,have a job to replace him ,I still blame MM for his departure dropping him for the FGR final and the beginning of last season ,we all commentated on the toxic atmosphere at the club .it was then I believe Cook was going to Leave and had decided then not to sign another contract .thats just my opinion others may know different ,we need a goal scorer can’t always expect Norwood to get them all the time

Transfer window closes at 5pm today, Thursday. If reports of Power heading to Sunderland prove solid, then the finances from that move plus the £XXX,XXX Norburn income will provide a decent wedge for the next arrival. Only 'concern' ? for the squad now is Waring - what's happened to him.

Gutted that Norburn has gone ..however I understand that every player has a value that the club cannot refuse ..However what really annoys me is this “undisclosed fee”..

Why..undisclosed..Surly as fans do we not have the right to know what players are sold for ...If Norburn sold for £150k I would like to think that MM will be given all or the vast majority of this to improve the squad..

As thing stand we don’t know what or were the Norburn money is going..

Come on Tranmere let’s not hide behind the mask of secrecy otherwise known as an Undisclosed Fee..

rossb07Someone mentioned some things said on twitter earlier but unsure where and as it's somewhat related thought i'd post here.
Just had a browse through and because Norburn has been sold, no replacement is going to be found in the next 30mins apparently there are rumours the Palios' are looking to sell shop.

I'm glad to be on here instead of getting my info from some people on there playing the below song...

I’m not so sure that’s a rumour as such, I seem to recall him saying he was open to offers from the right place a couple of years ago on the radio, maybe I recall wrong, I would think being back in the EFL just makes Rovers a more attractive proposition.

Shrewsbury have been busy but I do not think that many clubs have been busier than Saturday's opposition where there have been 14 new signings. With that number it is impossible to read anything in to their opening day loss as it takes time for large scale change to bed in.

I'm a bit disappointed with this as Norburn said he wanted to play at a higher level well Tranmere are at a higher level than the one he was playing at last season and to be honest, at least 6 months in League 2 wouldn't have done him any harm.

Not least as between the point where he left Bristol Rovers and signed for Tranmere, his game time in League 2 and National League was only 58 matches in 3 seasons and for Bristol Rovers 51 games in 2 seasons, so he hadn't enjoyed a really full compliment of games for anyone until he signed for Tranmere and played 44 times.

I hope it works out for him, but he still had time at 25 to do what he wished,but with any luck some of the money can have be ploughed into one or two loan players and then a decent transfer or two in January.

Then I ate his Liver.......... with some baked beans and a can of coke.

Just been watching sky transfer news a lot of League 1and 2 doing business some getting 2/3 in .its been a spiffing start for a club who are talking about getting back to we’re we should be ,3good players gone including our top goal scorer and no replacements .not impressed at all .i still have doubts about Mellon we need a settled team not Loanees who come and go ,it’s a nonsense that the players are not about ,most other clubs can find what they need .Lincoln just signed a young guy from a none League side I have never heard of he must be ok for Lincoln to sign him .they are about .everyone knew Cook was Leaving and still no replacement 3 months on .i hope he does not have cause to regret not strengthening the team for the new challenges ahead .if Norwood Leaves or is injured we are goosed.i know it sounds stupid not being happy with Mellon after getting us back in the FL but his signings have been less than inspiring and his refusal to give youth a chance Dunn and Clarke prime examples. who are at Walsall League one. Alabi say no more Waring say no more .kept Mangan to Long .and don’t get me going on Wallace .to get us we’re we should be we need the likes of Coleman at Accrington or Askey at Shrewsbury

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